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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Gang LU, Framingham, MA (US);
James W. O'toole, Jr., Somerville, MA (US);
Gang Lu, Framingham, MA (US);
James W. O'Toole, Jr., Somerville, MA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed to techniques for synchronizing a plurality of servers, receiving a client request from the client to access a server of the plurality of servers, generating a transmit identifier associated with the client request, the transmit identifier identifying an event upon the occurrence of which the plurality of synchronized servers each transmit a response to the client, forwarding the client request and the transmit identifier to each of the plurality of synchronized servers. The invention is also directed to techniques and mechanisms for receiving a client request associated with a client and receiving a transmit identifier identifying an event, generating a response to the client request, and transmitting the response to the client upon an occurrence of the event identified by the transmit identifier.